Material handling equipment can be categorized in a variety of ways, depending on the specific application or purpose of the equipment. Some common ways to categorize material handling equipment include:

1. By Type: Material handling equipment can be classified by the type of work they perform, such as forklifts, cranes, conveyors, hoists, and dollies.
2. By Size: Material handling equipment can be classified by their size and weight capacity, such as light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty.
3. By Power source: Material handling equipment can be classified by their power source, such as gasoline, diesel, electric, or hybrid.
4. By Brand: Material handling equipment can be classified by the manufacturer such as Toyota, Crown, Hyster, Yale, etc.
5. By Application: Material handling equipment can be classified by the specific application such as warehouse, manufacturing, construction, and ports.
6. By Function: Material handling equipment can be classified by the specific function they perform such as lifting, transporting, stacking, and so on.
7. By Region: Material handling equipment can be classified by the region where they are used, such as American, European, Asian, etc.
8. By Operation: Material handling equipment can be classified by the way they operate, such as manual, semi-automated, automated and so on.

Overall, the specific way to categorize material handling equipment will depend on the context and the purpose of the classification.

Some Material Handling Equipment Categories :
Aircraft Tugs
Airport Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
Forklifts
Maritime Cranes & Port Equipment
Material Handlers
Order Pickers
Overhead Cranes
Pallet Stackers
Pallet Trucks
Reach Stackers & Container Handlers
Reach Trucks
Sideloaders
Telehandlers
Tow Tractors
Turret Trucks(VNA)
Vacuum Lifts, Sheet Metal Lifters